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Exoplanets
About
Understanding planetary evolution and how life emerged on Earth are among the most fundamental questions in planetary science and astronomy. We are living in an exciting era where, in addition to the planets in our Solar System, we can study and characterize thousands of exoplanets orbiting other stars. Exoplanet studies at LPL cover a broad range of topics and benefit from unique departmental collaborations that bridge Solar System planetary science to astronomy. Key themes include the characterization and dispersal of protoplanetary disks around young stars, dynamics and stability of planetary systems, direct imaging and transit observations of exoplanets, and exoplanet atmospheric formation, evolution, and characterization.
Faculty
Exoplanets Faculty
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Dániel Apai
Interim Associate Dean for Research, College of Science, Principal Investigator, Alien Earths, Professor
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Gilda Ballester
Research Professor (Retired)
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Travis Barman
Associate Department Head, Professor
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Caitlin Griffith
Professor Emeritus
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William Hubbard
Professor Emeritus
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Tommi Koskinen
Associate Professor
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Renu Malhotra
Louise Foucar Marshall Science Research Professor, Regents Professor
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Mark S. Marley
Director, Department Head, Professor
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Isamu Matsuyama
Professor
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Ilaria Pascucci
Professor
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Sukrit Ranjan
Assistant Professor
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Tyler Robinson
Associate Professor
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Roger Yelle
Professor
Other Researchers
Exoplanets Researchers
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Rahul Arora
PTYS Graduate Student
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Arin Avsar
PTYS Graduate Student
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Naman Bajaj
PTYS Graduate Student
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Galen Bergsten
PTYS Graduate Student
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Dingshan Deng
PTYS Graduate Student
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Searra Foote
PTYS Graduate Student
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Kiki Gonglewski
PTYS Graduate Student
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Joanna Hardesty
PTYS Graduate Student
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Lori Huseby
PTYS Graduate Student
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Sarah E. Moran
Director's Postdoctoral Fellow
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Fuda Nguyen
PTYS Graduate Student
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Lily Robinthal
PTYS Graduate Student
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Arnaud Salvador
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Kayla Smith
PTYS Graduate Student
Anna Taylor
PTYS Graduate Student
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Jingyu Wang
PTYS Graduate Student